A Crazy One-night Stand novel Chapter 92

Morga, the French designer, was well-known throughout the world. Everyone in the high society had heard of her reputation. 

Her designer clothing could sell for millions of dollars.

Last year, she did a fabric puzzle of the Milky Way. It was only half the size of Caitlin's puzzle, however, it sold for an exorbitant price of 110 million dollars. 

Although this fabric puzzle was done by her disciple, which meant that it was not as valuable as Morga's work, it was still worth millions of dollars. 

Caitlin was just a future granddaughter-in-law who had not yet entered the Scott Family officially. The audience marvelled at her lavish generosity and impeccable taste. 

Lincoln smiled and said, "Thank you. I like it very much!"

Caitlin replied graciously, "It's my pleasure."

Then she sat down with a smug look on her face, waiting for the show to begin.

She gave Lucas a pointed look, hinting that he must execute the plan perfectly and not let her efforts be in vain.

Wilson noticed the interaction between Lucas and Caitlin. When he saw Caitlin showing off the fabric puzzle embroidered by the disciple of Morga, Wilson sneered in response. If it weren't for his grandfather, he would have exposed their attention-seeking behaviour publicly. However, he didn't want to make his grandfather unhappy on his birthday.

Soon, Wilson's gift was opened.   

It was a book handwritten by Giana Levine, a famous doctor from the ancient times. No one knew its value so they could only guess. 

Wilson said to his grandfather, "Grandfather, this book would be of practical use to you. I hope you would find it useful."

"Brilliant!" Lincoln was obviously happier than when he received other gifts.

This caused some dissatisfaction in the crowd. 

Caitlin gnashed her teeth and cursed silently, "Useless old man, we prepared expensive gifts and paid so much for them, but your reaction was so lacklustre. Conversely, you complimented Wilson when he gave you a dirty old book? How could you be so partial? B*stard!"

Alina's name was soon announced. 

When Alina heard the housekeeper call her name, her body trembled.  

Alina was so nervous that she almost suffocated.

Just by looking at the gifts that were revealed, she felt so ashamed that she could sink through the floor. How could her jigsaw puzzle, which was made of wood, even compare to their gifts? Furthermore, Caitlin's puzzle was made of real silk and embroidered by the disciple of a master.  

She felt her scalp prickle with fear. 

Wilson said softly, "Grandfather, Alina gave you a jade ornament. She knew that I was going to give you Giana's book, so she chose this especially for you. I hope that you will like it." 

"Good, good! Thank you!" Lincoln was overjoyed when he heard Wilson's words. It was the kind of happiness that came from the heart. 

He knew that he didn't misjudge Alina. 

Although the little jade ornament was not valuable, it was practical.

Seeing Lincoln's expression of satisfaction, of course, many people were enraged.

Rainee was the first to interrupt. "Dad, that's too much of you! What's good about the jade ornament? It's only worth ten thousand dollars. How could Alina give you such a tacky gift? What an embarrassment!"

"Rainee!" Lincoln warned her in a cold voice. 

Rainee ignored him and continued, "Dad, as an elder, you should treat all the younger ones equally. Caitlin gave you the fabric puzzle that was so pleasing to the eye, yet you did not praise her. Besides, Selma presented a landscape painting that was worth over 10 million dollars! We could have bought cheap jade ornaments like that in bulk." 

Originally, she didn't want to have a conflict with Lincoln. No matter how dissatisfied she was, Lincoln still had 30% of the Scott Group's shares in his name. If he took offence, he might not leave anything for George in his will. Wouldn't it be a big loss for them?

Therefore, over the years, no matter how resentful they were, they tried their best to please Lincoln. 

However, today's situation was different. No matter what, they had to make a big deal out of this and humiliate Alina. 

 Once she was disgraced, the stock price of Scott Group would drop. Then, they would have a chance to buy in and make a profit.

Lincoln was about to lose his temper when Wilson spoke up. "Aunt, I thought that the most important aspect of giving was out of sincerity, especially for a rich and powerful family like us. The members of the Scott Family were never lacking in money, but genuine sincerity." 

"Wilson, what do you mean by that?" Hearing Wilson's words, Rainee was immediately angered and stood up from her chair.

Even if Wilson was the president of the Scott Group, he was still younger than her. How could he talk to her in such an arrogant manner?

Sophie couldn't hold herself back when she saw Rainee yelling at her precious son. With a glare, she slammed her fork on the table, stood up, and challenged Rainee in a cold voice, "Rainee, Dad is still here. Do you have the right to cut him off?"

It seemed like the daughters-in-law were about to fight.

Lincoln thundered, "Both of you, sit down!"

Rainee and Sophie stared at each other with anger burning in their eyes as they sat down, fuming. 

Wilson ignored the heated atmosphere at the table and said nonchalantly, "Grandfather, Alina had prepared another gift for you."  

Hearing this, the housekeeper chimed in immediately, "Mr. Scott, Miss Alina gave you a jigsaw puzzle. I've asked the servants to bring it down and you can see it very soon."  

"Alright." Lincoln felt slightly better when he heard that Alina brought him another jigsaw puzzle. He knew that Lina was a bright and intelligent girl. Lincoln found himself looking forward to her gift.  

At such an old age, why would he care about whether the gift was expensive or not? What he cared about was the intention of the person who sent the gift. However, his immediate family couldn't understand his wishes.